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Square-Enix Brings Its A-Game to the iPhone
By Cole Jones Jun 22, 2010 12:27 PM PST
Category: Apps of Interest
Tags: iPhone Secret of Mana (SNES) Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (PSP) Secret of Mana (MOB) Secret of Mana (IPHONE) Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (IPHONE)
While everyone was frothing at the mouth over the latest E3 unveilings from Microsoft, Sony, and (last but certainly not least) Nintendo, I couldn't help but jump out of my chair at the announcement that two of my favorite classic RPGs are on their way to the iPhone: Secret of Mana and Final Fantasy Tactics. Sadly, it looks like Square-Enix isn't quite ready to show any of that pesky "gameplay" stuff just yet, but a couple of teaser trailers will have to suffice for now.
First up comes the teaser for Final Fantasy: War of the Lions; the very same tale of Ivalice and the Zodiac Braves that you might've played on your PSP a couple years back. There's no gameplay footage or character illustrations to go along with the backstory just yet, but at least Square-Enix did more than simply show you five seconds of an opening cinematic like they did with Secret of Mana below. The cinematic obviously suggests that it will be faithful to the SNES classic, but I'm most curious to see what little enhancements/modifications (if any) are made to these games for the iPhone.
How well will these utterly different RPGs translate to the iPhone? After playing through Chaos Rings earlier this month, I'm convinced that Square-Enix will be able to make it work. Secret of Mana would be a shoe-in for the "tap anywhere" joystick that I loved in Chaos Rings, but they have to make sure that they get the multiplayer down pat. Knowing how grid-based Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions is, I'm hoping they take their time to make the touchscreen extremely intuitive while still keeping a d-pad option around for us old-school players, too. Final Fantasy Tactics is a game you can easily sink 60+ hours into without even realizing it, so they better give it some extensive play testing to make sure it's a comfortable ride.
Even though both of these teasers left me slightly perturbed and starved for more info, the fact that Square-Enix is now turning to their PSP (and SNES!) back catalog for the iPhone is a huge testament to the system's success. When I first started writing for this blog, I was seriously worried for the future of Square-Enix on the App Store. At first all we saw were lazy ports of tower defense games and RTSes that weren't quite worth the cash, but now that Square-Enix is actually putting some weight behind the platform, I'm downright excited to see what comes next.
Sentimental blabbering aside, we tentatively have Secret of Mana scheduled for release in early August with Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions following shortly afterwards in October. Once we can get some more concrete info (and gameplay footage), we'll be sure to update you ASAP!
Pix'n Love Rush Gameplay Video Update
By Cole Jones May 30, 2010 11:57 AM PST
Category: Apps of Interest
Tags: iPhone
Just a couple weeks back, I put up the first screens I saw of Pix'n Love Rush; a throwback 8-bit platformer that a few astute readers realized looked a lot like the XBLA game Pixel. As turns out, Pix'n Love Rush is not exactly what I'd call a port. They both feature similar characters and the same general aesthetic, but Pastagames -- the developers behind both Pixel and Pix'n Love Rush -- have been hard at work transforming their quirky platformer into 120 bite-sized levels that channel a gaggle of platformers from gaming's past. Don't quite follow me? This little video should clear things up nicely:
As you gobble up the (+)'s while avoiding the (-)'s, Pix'n Love Rush hops between different kinds of "Jump and Run" mini-games to keep you on your toes. If you're the kind of gamer who loves nostalgia and has the attention span of a goldfish (like me!), this looks your perfect platformer. Throughout this short demo I saw stages that reminded me of Ice Climbers, old school Game and Watch Games (which are a bit of a specialty for Pix'n Love), and (of course) Super Mario Bros.; giving me high hopes that Pastagames, BulkyPix, and Pix'n Love have been keeping up on their homework.
Even though I know it'll set you back $2.99, Bulkypix still hasn't announced when Pix'n Love Rush will hit the App Store. I'm a little apprehensive of the control system and its main Time Attack mode (as I don't know if there's 120 of the mini levels seen here, or 120 separate, five-minute "rushes") but if it can keep up its momentum, Pix'n Love Rush could be a fun little blast of forward-thinking nostalgia.
First Screens: Pix'n Love Rush
By Cole Jones May 03, 2010 11:20 AM PST
Category: Apps of Interest
Tags: iPhone
Living in California, I rarely regret taking Spanish in High School. It's awkwardly served me countless times in jobs, and even helped me win over my fiancée's wary Abuelita -- something I plan on being eternally grateful for. Yet after poking around the net and discovering the delightfully French Pix'n Love Editions, I fear I may have made a grave mistake in 9th grade. Lord knows I'm a sucker for anything and everything slathered in 8-bit nostalgia (especially fan-made retromags!), but the very fact that I can't understand a word of "Takahashi Meijin: Autobiography[!] of an Idol of Game" or "Pixels in Hollywood" bums me out in a serious way. There's no such thing as too much trivial videogame knowledge, folks, and I'm starting to think its time I pick up another Romance language.
After discovering this curious little collective, I can't help but post what little info I have about Pix'n Love Rush -- the first game from Pix'n Love and BulkyPix that comes with an appropriate dash of 8-bit, LCD screen-loving nostalgia. The only other info that's been printed about the game so far was published last month in Pix'n Love #12, so unless any of you hip French gamers wants to give us a synopsis of the interview, I'll just go ahead and post a few pictures to give you an idea for the action:
From what I can tell, Pix'n Love Rush is a platforming game with a cute little Tamagotchi-like monster that has to gobble up the good stuff (with a slider and "jump" button) while avoiding the minuses and spitting on monsters. Since it gives off that classic '80s handheld vibe, I wonder whether the backgrounds scroll along with you or stay static the entire time? I see both a timed and timeless mode in the intro screen above, but it isn't exactly clear whether there's more to either than just gobbling and grabbing a high score. Either way, I have a sneaking suspicion Pix'n Love Rush just might be neat enough to keep an eye on, so l'll keep my eyes out for a video and some details when they come in one (of my, sadly, only two) native tongues.
GDC 2010: Pocket Creatures First Look
By Cole Jones Mar 15, 2010 5:19 PM PST
Category: Apps of Interest
Tags: iPhone
In Pocket Creatures, you're responsible for the well-being of a mysterious egg found at the top of an altar. As you play around with the environment and eventually hatch it, you're taken into the creature's world to pet, slap, and get to know him a little better. Sound a little familiar? While an open-world animal (or tribal) interaction sim is nothing new, Pocket Creatures comes from Asbjørn Søndergaard -- one of the creative minds behind Crysis -- and looks to offer an incredibly deep level of character interaction. To better understand what life's like on your little island, I met up with Asbjørn and his affable game designer Morten during GDC to try out Pocket Creatures first hand.
After I freed my little friend and picked his color, I was left to bond with him. Interaction is the name of the game here, and most of the fun in Pocket Creatures comes from feeding, petting, striking, and bringing new animals towards your creature. You never know how it might interact with a coconut, a woodpecker, or fresh feces; and it's your job to find out. With enough persistence (and a little Pavlovian conditioning), you can literally determine how it feels towards everything in his habitat.
So just why would you do all those things to your poor creature? To inflict his feelings upon his surroundings, of course! Whenever your creature has most any "emotion" bubble atop his head, you can drag it onto an unsuspecting creature and see what happens. Piss him off and drag his thundercloud into a platypus to make a quick dinner, or rub his belly and transfer his "happy rainbow" to get a pair of woodpeckers in the mood. You'll can even unearth special seeds that can be planted or fed to your creature for extra special powers -- some of which are essential to defeating evil prairie invaders.
Pocket Creatures starts you out with a big tree, some woodlands, and a marshland; each of which functions as an unlimited animal pool. On top of being potential friends for your creature, these animals also work as tools. I found out that the only thing that could crack a coconut was a woodpecker, and the best way to grow a plant is with a bit of water from your anteater. All of this places a lot of weight on your shoulders to figure out a plan to keep nature in harmony, but don't let it stress you out: your creature is the only thing that'll die if left unfed for more than a week's time.
To give you some incentive to check in often enough to keep him around, both developers pledged to stick to a "rabid update calendar" that includes a ton more animals, friends, and achievements in the coming months. Since achievements come in the form of equippable horns, hats, eyepatches, and angel wings, it's not too farfetched to think that you'll want to keep playing around in your creature's sandbox for a new toy. Pocket Creatures should be on the App Store by the end of April, but if you're considering picking up an iPad sometime soon, Asbjørn let me know that an iPad version is indeed in the works. We'll update you with more on this potential creature craze as we get it!
First Mention of Eliss Creator's New "Faraway" Adventure
By Cole Jones Mar 08, 2010 4:17 PM PST
Category: Apps of Interest
Tags: GDC 2010 iPhone
Remember Eliss, that beautiful, yet deadly multi-touch supernova management game that we absolutely loved to curse at? Well, its developer Steph Thirion hasn't just been kicking back and stacking his loot since he recieved an IGF nomination last year and started selling apps like hotcakes. Instead, he's been hard at work on a little app called Faraway, which will assumedly look something like this title screen:
While Eliss revolved around using multiple fingers to carefully blend planets and create supernovas, Faraway promises to be about "constellations and infinite space travel." What that exactly means is explicitly under wraps right now (100% baseless guess: a shmup?), but when we get our hands on the game in a few days, we should be able to get some snapshots to go along with our impressions. Eliss' fun concept and bubbly electronic soundtrack made the game a joy to play, but it was really the innovative (and hectic!) muli-touch controls that made it a "must buy." I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the same can be said of Faraway.
Faraway is the first game released by LITTLE--EYES (Steph Thirion's new development company), and will debut this Wednesday at the Kokoromi Collective's Gamma IV event. If you're over 21 and in San Francisco for GDC (or in general), you can get a sneak peek at Faraway and the other five finalists that fit this year's theme of "One-Button Games." If you can't fly hundreds of miles to play with a few apps, however, you can always check back later on for the info.
Will The Hero save the day?
By Cole Jones Feb 05, 2010 9:48 PM PST
Category: Apps of Interest
Tags: iPhone
Chillingo's newest game is a little bit Incredibles, a little bit Superman, and a whole lot of action-packed crazy. Meet...The Hero:
Originally titled "Superhero: The iPhone Game", The Hero tells the tale of one of the most omnipotent badasses to serve the earth. The Hero -- a.k.a. "John" -- is a retired superhero on the brink of psychotic break. After officially being psychologically evaluated by Dr. Hubbub and found to be suffering from "Super Human Stress Disorder (SHSD)," it looks like The Hero has some business to take care of before taking on his "immediate involuntary treatment."
So far, details about this app are scant aside from what you can gather from the video. It looks like The Hero is controlled via tilt or some sort of D-Pad/virtual stick system, and attacks by ramming fist-first into tanks, soldiers, and everything else on the screen. All of the action and scenery looks pretty intense, so if they can follow through with the wacky story, this just might be one of the first iPhone superhero games that's actually fun to play through. Chillingo's preview copy should be arriving sometime soon, so speak up if you'd like to hear more about The Hero before a review comes to The Tilt later on this month!
Quick Pick: Project Void
By Cole Jones Jan 28, 2010 10:37 PM PST
Category: Apps of Interest
Tags: iPhone
While a review is a review, Quick Picks are The Tilt's way of highlighting user-submitted apps and other random inexpensive games that we stumble across and give a try. Today, we take a look at 1Up user Ethanael's game, Project Void: a challenging puzzler that channels Tetris in a novel way.
Project Void is reminiscent of the "puzzle mode" you might have played in Lumines or other console puzzlers, but instead of working with disappearing pieces or trying to build a certain shape, you fill an empty puzzle with all the random pieces that fall into your hands. This takes a little familiarity with tetrominoes, a fair amount of practice, and a bucket of foresight; as filling every space with pieces that don't overlap or extend off the edge is impossible if you aren't two steps ahead of yourself at all times. On top of its 50 randomly generated stages and a fast-paced Time Attack mode (that gives you 15-20 seconds to finish a puzzle), Project Void also sports an few original electronica tunes for its modes. The music perfectly matches its grid-dy, black-and-white aesthetic; and even though I didn't notice many distinct tracks, it moves around enough to remain listenable after a couple of hours of play.
As you get a feel for the pieces and the strategy that goes into dragging and dropping your first few moves, Project Void adds a few extra puzzles to each stage to help you use those extra random(ly awful) pieces that fall into your hand. On top of the extra puzzles, you also get a few colored pieces that can only be placed on their corresponding titles, as well as special items that'll fill up lines, squares, and single cubes without penalty. Since the colored pieces can only be placed in a specific area, they serve as a sort of "starting point" for most puzzles. This can be helpful when you're not quite sure how to plan your approach, but they'll quickly grow into a massive headache if you don't have the pieces to work around them.
Oddly enough, Project Void's biggest shortcoming is its lack of a larger unifying goal or challenge. Even though your final score is docked every time your pieces overlap or fall out of bounds, you can't really lose. While it's far from a dealbreaker, it does leave you wondering "what's the point?" once your grand strategy starts to backfire. It's just so easy to say "screw it" after Lady Luck hands you cross after cross instead of that "L" you've been praying for in Casual Mode that I wish there was an additional "Mission" mode with a fixed stream of pieces to practice with. While I understand its chief goal is to do your best and score high enough to top the online leaderboards (which is why you aren't docked for not finishing a puzzle in Time Attack mode), I'm more about the challenge of the single-player experience, myself.
Although Project Void might annoy those who need hard limits to feel a true challenge, it's a slick game with a lot of content and a great concept that can be extremely challenging to try and perfect. The way it uses multiple boards and "starter pieces" to help you manage the (oftentimes brutally) random stages is a great idea that could really shine with a pinch more structure behind it. I love the amount of forethought that flawless playing requires, but it's a serious kick in the groin when you end up utterly screwed halfway through a stage. As a lazy perfectionist, this only slightly irks me; but you've still gotta give it to any game that keeps you coming back to finally get it "right."
Guerrilla Bob's New Trailer has Gore-y Implications.
By Cole Jones Jan 21, 2010 12:40 AM PST
Category: Apps of Interest
Tags: iPhone
Guerrilla Bob -- Chillingo's upcoming twin-stick adventure/shooter -- isn't a man known for his subtleties. With a botched military past and an endless supply of ammo, Bob has set out to take revenge on his nemesis in a knock-down-drag-out firefight. Pretty standard, eh? Maybe at first, but if you look a little closer you might notice that it's not just his enemy, but his very inspiration who's trying to blow him to pieces.
That's the trailer for Guerrilla Bob, and as you might have gathered from the very end, it features a very special cameo by the star of Chillingo's original runaway success: Minigore. Not content with being teased, I sent a letter to Chillingo to find out a little more about how Jack Gore found his way into Guerrilla Bob's sandbox. According to Borgen Iliesiu, CEO of Angry Mob Studios, it appears to have been a natural process that goes both ways for the developers:
[Minigore producers] Kimmo and Timo Vihola are the friendliest developers we've met, and they loved the idea of having John Gore be the end boss in Guerrilla Bob. They sent us all the game assets, and we implemented all the gameplay mechanics. We're [also] really excited to see how Guerrilla Bob could act in MiniGore.
That's right: Guerrilla Bob just might lend his weathered mug to Minigore when the time is right. But what about the game at hand? What can we expect from such a homage/boss fight?
Being such an epic fight, we tried to make it as interesting as possible, and involve [lots of strategy] to make it even more challenging. I won't spoil all the details just yet about the tactics involved, but if you do manage to kill him, you'll be rewarded by unlocking [another challenging] mode in Guerrilla Bob.
According to the game's scant storyline, Guerrilla Bob and Jack Gore were old college chums, but went their separate ways when Bob decided to join the army and Jack took up a life of crime. Jealous of his accolades, Jack framed Bob for a heinous crime and successfully got him fired. Now Guerrilla Bob's hellbent on destroying his very inspiration in a grounded shmup that's showing impressive promise thus far.
I was able to spend a few minutes with Guerrilla Bob earlier today, and I must say it made for a surprisingly good time. The twin-stick controls lend themselves perfectly to this kind of overhead 3D adventure game, and the level of response I got from the sticks is exactly what a fast-paced game like this needs. With powerful turrets, enemy-spawning tents, and baddies that need more than two or three hits to take down, I found Bob to pack a punch even on Easy.
The two levels I played were linear in nature but featured a handful of nooks, crannies, and alternate paths that rewarded you for exploring your surroundings. I found a standard machine gun that was useful for long-range attacks; a flamethrower that annihilated encampments and enemy cover with ease; and "fire" and "speed" powerups that let me temporarily dish out extra damage and run around like a madman. I died a lot, but there appears to be unlimited (or a lot of) lives, so I tried my best not to let it get me down.
Guerrilla Bob should be out around the end of the month, so shoot-'em-up fans looking for something a bit more grounded will certainly want to keep an eye out for it. What I played was extremely fun and responsive, and I'm curious to see how much exploration plays into the full game. If it can sustain the momentum I experienced throughout the entire game, Chillingo just might have another huge hit on their hands.
Preview: Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
By Cole Jones Jan 17, 2010 2:38 AM PST
Category: Apps of Interest
Tags: iPhone Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (NintendoDS)
Oh, those iconic Olympic rings. For so long they've stood for so much: national pride, childhood dreams, and consistently mediocre videogame offerings. On the iPhone, however, the Olympic track record is more or less untarnished and ready for contenders. So who's up first? Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games: an app published by Sega without the help of Nintendo and on its way to iTunes in less than a month. I was able to get my hands on a preview build to test out a couple game modes, so lets see how the furries-turned-spikey-haired Olympians are shaping up, shall we?
Like most people presented with my meager set of options, I couldn't help but start with snowboarding (or rather "Snowboard Cross") before I tackled the wide world of curling. After selecting my character from the ever-growing cast of Sonic's friends, I took to the slopes to get a feel for my motion-controlled board. Making my descent down the slope was pretty easy (just tilt your device forward to "crouch"), but trying to keep Sonic upright while taking blind corners downhill takes some serious practice. For starters, the controls are very touchy and will take some playing to get used to. It was very difficult for me to pick up rings and powerups (like rocket boosts, invincibility, etc.) my first few times around, but once I found my 3G's "sweet spot" on the slippery slopes, I could clench first place if I got a good lead.
Curling came next, and even though it was my first time playing "chess on ice," I had a surprisingly good time once I figured out what the hell was going on. In curling, you're tasked with pushing a giant granite stone down an icy path while your teammates do their best to sweep said stone into the scoring zone. On the iPod Touch, you draw a line up the right side of your device to determine your power and curve, and rapidly "sweep" the screen with your fingers in order to dial in your shot. Of course you can pick up rings and powerups along the way (the latter of which can create ring avalanches or magically draw your stone into the center; both sweet), but they're more of a distraction than anything else. It was surprisingly fun, and something I'd like to try playing with friends whose strategy consists of more than just "aim for the middle."
On a whole, Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games shows promise for an official cash-in, but I'm a bit worried it may end up costing more than it's really worth. I didn't get a chance to spend any time with its other two modes -- one of which bears a striking resemblance to Elite Beat Agents -- but I found its two snowboarding tracks and single curling rink to be a bit on the skimpy side. It didn't run as smooth or look as pretty as other proprietary Sega titles, either, which leaves me hoping it's had some work done over the past month or so. With the 2010 Winter Olympics right around the corner, I'm positive it won't be too long until you can send a stone down the ice and decide for yourself, so keep an eye on iTunes if you're feeling patriotic!
Hands-On Impression: Super Monkey Ball 2
By Cole Jones Nov 25, 2009 7:53 PM PST
Category: Apps of Interest
Tags: iPhone Super Monkey Ball (GC) Super Monkey Ball 2 (GC) Super Monkey Ball (NGA) Super Monkey Ball (iPhone) (WIRE)
When Sega asked me to come by their offices to test drive a new game last week, I figured I'd get my hands on a new glossed-up port of a classic. "Or maybe it could be Sonic iPhone!" I mentally exclaimed, but I quickly realized I didn't want to wish that into existence until Sega's feeling extra inspired. Before long, I heard it was a certain simian sequel whose developers have been hard at work on its predecessor's biggest problems: Super Monkey Ball 2.
Super Monkey Ball 2 follows in the footsteps of the countless Super Monkey Ball games that came before it, but features a few major changes to the original App that came out way back in July '08. While the original had a pixelated monkey and a control system that loved to toss you off its lethal pathways, Super Monkey Ball 2 features fully animated 3D monkeys that have had their steering completely retooled to feel considerably more accessible to newcomers. Even though the screenshots might not floor you when you put them side-by-side, it was easy to tell that a lot of time was spent working on the textures and retooling the atmosphere to make it feel feel more like a GameCube game in motion.
Over the hour I spent with Super Monkey Ball 2, I had a couple opportunities to play through the original game for comparison's sake. While I never took the time to play the first one (that was a bit before my time here), I simply could not believe how much easier Super Monkey Ball 2 was to handle. The original had very sensitive controls that I've been told become comfortable after about an hour's practice, but many didn't stick around long enough to find out. This time around, the tilt feels a lot more gradual and intuitive, and I hard no real problems flying through most of the first world after finishing the tutorial -- something I couldn't do after spending 25 minutes with the original.
(click to enlarge)
Ironically, one thing about Super Monkey Ball 2 that could upset returners is its lack of any control options. Sega mentioned that they wanted one play style to keep the playing field level for all players, but I didn't hear anything about a masochistic mode for those who took the time to love the original. Aside from that, the only real feature on my wish list is 3G multiplayer; something that's not possible at the moment due to performance issues. With 115 new boards and (eventually) three free minigames, I hope I can someday start up a game anywhere. I was able to try a few rounds of Monkey Bowling (the free minigame not coming "in early 2010"), and it performed about as well as you'd expect -- I swiped to get rolling; tilted my monkey towards the one-three pocket; and ended up with a damn seven-ten split. Just my luck!
As I saw it, Super Monkey Ball 2's shaping up to become a must-have for longtime fans. It looks and performs markedly better than the original, includes a TON of multiplayer, and has at least one minigame worth playing. Assuming it doesn't cost an arm and a leg ('cause "that's still being determined"), Super Monkey Ball 2 stands to easily outclass its older sibling sometime this winter.


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Gunman slays local ESC manager
Published: Saturday, April 3, 2004 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, April 3, 2004 at 12:00 a.m.
The manager of the North Carolina Employment Security Commission was shot to death and another ESC official was wounded by a man who had come into the Francis Road office and heatedly complained about his jobless benefits.
ESC manager Letch Beatty, 51, was killed and employment consultant Ron Piercy, 57, was wounded during the shooting, which happened at about 3:30 p.m. Piercy was treated at Pardee Hospital Friday afternoon for a gunshot wound and later released, hospital spokeswoman Tiffany Ervin said.
Police arrested 30-year-old William Franklin "Billy" Case about an hour after the shooting, said Hendersonville Police Chief Donnie Parks.
Parks said he was charged with murder and attempted murder in the shooting and more charges were possible. Case is in the Henderson County jail under no bond.
Case was in a meeting with Beatty just before the shooting, Parks said. Witnesses told authorities that Case was upset about unemployment benefits he was not receiving and that he had a .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol hidden underneath his clothing.
He fired two shots and Beatty died at the scene, Parks said.
Case "was involved in a discussion with the local office manager that became very heated," said David Clegg, deputy ESC chairman in Raleigh.
Police capture suspect
After Case got away on foot, police launched a search of the area, Parks said. Master Police Officer Tracey Cox arrested him behind the Wal-Mart Supercenter at Highlands Square Drive, less than a quarter mile from the ESC office, without incident.
"The officers just were scouring the entire area on foot," Parks said.
Emergency workers were dispatched to the scene after a police department office assistant heard the gunshots during a telephone conversation with an ESC employee, Parks said. It was not clear why the two were on the phone prior to the shooting.
Parks said police have not found the murder weapon. After Case was arrested, officers continued searching the area for the weapon used in the killing.
Brother: Suspect made threat
At the emergency room Friday night, Darron Case said his parents had gone to the magistrate's office late last week and over the weekend to beg the magistrate to prevent his younger brother from going to the ESC office because Billy Case had threatened to shoot someone there.
The couple was told that because of his age, 30, their son could only be committed with a 24-hour warrant, Darron Case said.
He said his parents went three times and their pleas fell on deaf ears.
"They gave them a description of him, his car, everything they would have needed to stop him," Darron Case said. "We told them where he was going. They knew where to look. Is that not the best way to find someone? To go where they're going to tell you they will be?"
The magistrate's office and Hendersonville Police Department said they had no outstanding warrants or involuntary committal papers on Billy Case. Officials at the magistrate's office could not comment on whether any involuntary committal papers had been filed previously on Case, saying that those documents are not public record.
Visibly upset, Case's voice quivered with emotion as he described the lack of action on the part of the police and sheriff's departments.
"We will suffer for a long time because of this," he said. "Our family and their (victims') families, and all because somebody didn't want to get off their butt and keep this from happening."
Case said on behalf of his family, he extended an apology to the victims' families. Case's parents did "everything they could" to prevent the tragedy, he said.
"My whole family did what we could to stop this," Case said. "We're sorry and that's from me and my whole family."
Commotion draws crowd
Tim Hill, a 16-year-old East Henderson High School student, learned of the shooting at the ESC office when his father, East Henderson High resource officer Doug Hill, was called out to search for the suspect.
Sgt. Hill and other members of the Sheriff's Emergency Response Team and the state Highway Patrol joined the hunt for the gunman. The younger Hill, a member of the sheriff's Explorer Post, helped direct traffic, flagging down cars to keep them from driving down a road that runs between the Wal-Mart parking lot and Francis Road where the suspect was caught.
The Sheriff's Department helicopter buzzed overhead and landed in a field beside the road, which was blocked by several law enforcement vehicles.
Lindon Morse and his wife, Linda, of Lazy Boy RV Park, were eating lunch at Long John Silvers on Four Seasons Boulevard when they saw police cars and an ambulance fly by. After filling up with gas at the Wal-Mart shopping center, they watched the commotion through a pair of binoculars from the edge of the parking lot.
"She always carries them because we like to look at the birds and the mountains," Morse said. "This is unbelievable."
A 'wonderful human being'
The emergency room of Pardee Hospital was a scene of tears and confusion Friday following the shooting.
Friends and relatives huddled in a secured area behind the reception desk comforting each other. Those in the waiting area, most of them barely aware of the tragic events, drifted closer to the television during live reports of the incident.
One woman who did not identify herself said she was a friend of Beatty's wife, Denise Plemmons, who works at the Asheville ESC office.
"They haven't been married but since October," the friend said. "I can't imagine why anyone would do this. Letch is the most wonderful human being I've ever met."
Roy Cash of Haywood Knolls said he met both Beatty and Piercy while scoping out possible private sector jobs after retiring from 24 years in the Marine Corps.
Piercy, he said, is retired from the Air Force and often poked fun good-naturedly at him for having been in the Marines.
"Both of them were just really good, helpful people," said Cash, who found a job managing security at Kimberly-Clark Corp. "Piercy had a big impact on my transition."
Piercy's wife, Nancy, later came into the waiting room where she held a baby and choked back tears. Mrs. Piercy did not want to comment on what had happened other than to say, "He's in excellent shape, except for the fact that this was very frightening."
Deputies stop pickup
Minutes after the shooting, police dispatchers broadcast an alert for a dark-colored 1992 Ford Ranger pickup truck. At 4:15 p.m., an officer radioed he had stopped a pickup on N.C. 280 that fit the description. The officer reported the driver said "he bought the truck from William but William's is not with him."
The officer also reported he recovered ammunition inside the pickup that the driver said did not belong to him.
Other deputies were sent to the home of Case's parents on Townsend Road. But the officers reported Case had recently moved to an address in Transylvania County.
According to state Department of Corrections records, Case has a prior conviction for misdemeanor forgery in 1992. He was released from prison in May 1993.
The employment office shootings came less than a week after Etowah-Horse Shoe Volunteer Fire Department Chief Don Gash was brutally killed at his home on South Rugby Road. Gash's burned and dismembered body was found Saturday; his wife, Gail Christine Hutchinson Gash, was charged Thursday with first-degree murder.
Friday's shooting meant another long day for law officers. "They've been really busy with a lot of bad stuff," said Tim Hill, the young sheriff's explorer.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (GopherSports.com) -- Former Gophers All-American Hassan Mead finished third in the men's 5,000 meter final later Friday night at the 2014 USATF Championships in Sacramento, closing out the University of Minnesota's contingency of competitors at the event.
Running for Oregon Track Club Elite, Mead clocked a 13:31.42 in the event in the race, finishing just over a second behind Bernard Lagat (13:31.41) and Andrew Bumbalough (13:32.01) in the competition. Mead entered the weekend with a qualifying mark of 13:02.80 -- a personal best for the distance runner which also stands as the fifth fastest 5,000 in the world this year.
On Thursday, Gophers All-American Harun Abda finished 22nd overall in the men's 800 meters (1:50.12) while All-American John Simons came in 25th in the men's 1,500 meters (3:51.33).
Blankenship Joins Mead on Olympic Team
A native of Stillwater, Minn., Blankenship took third in the 1,500 meter final at Hayward Field, clocking a 3:36.18.
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According to several reports, the Miami Heat will sign former Kings, Hawks, and Wizards point guard Mike Bibby.
The Heat had to waive a player today to make room on the roster for Bibby's services.
But no worries, Heat fans. If you still pine for a point guard who can't make fast-break layups, throws errant passes at an insane clip, and can dribble a basketball off his foot in a single bound, Mario Chalmers is still your man, because Miami chose to waive Carlos Arroyo instead.
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PARIS -- This is the hand of cards we all expected in the French Open men's semifinals, right? Two late bloomers, a chronic underachiever and the best clay-court player of his or perhaps any generation.
In the past, Roland Garros often has shuffled the deck and presented us with little-known face cards, but then came three straight years (2006-08) where the draw played to form and Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer lulled us into thinking that the clay was yielding a truer bounce.
Robin Soderling broke up that party last year by beating Nadal in the fourth round, and dumped Federer in the quarters this year. Soderling's semifinal matchup with Tomas Berdych pits two power players whose shots, in the words of the old Ajax cleanser commercial, are stronger than dirt. Nadal will take on the most unlikely of the final four, junk-balling 29-year-old lefty Jurgen Melzer, who had never advanced past the third round of a Grand Slam before this week.
No. 5 seed Robin Soderling (SWE) vs. No. 15 Tomas Berdych (CZE)
These two strapping sluggers share the competitive achievement of having beaten the world No. 1 this season: Berdych after saving match point against an uncharacteristically error-prone Roger Federer in Miami, Soderling far more dramatically and surprisingly here in Paris on a wet, blustery day. Conditions promise to be much warmer and drier on Friday, which should give Berdych's serve better pop -- but this match is going to be won above the shoulders.
This marks the mild-mannered Berdych's first appearance in a Grand Slam semifinal, years later than most observers thought he would cross that frontier, and he has yet to lose a set in this tournament. His talent is indisputable, his weapons formidable, but his career has been far more Clark Kent than Superman.
Berdych, 24, has tried to work on his most obvious technical flaw, movement, but questions about his hunger and desire have loomed far larger than any deficiency of form. Even after routing Russia's Mikhail Youzhny in the quarters, Berdych seemed unwilling to declare that the future is now.
"This is the question [that] everybody likes, you know, if I'm playing my best tennis in the career," Berdych said. "It's tough to say, because I hope not. I hope that I can still bring something more and I can, you know, keep it for long period of time."
There's no such mystery surrounding the 25-year-old Soderling. His game is imbued with a controlled urgency these days, and he looked utterly fearless against Federer. "I don't want to celebrate too much," Soderling said after denying the Swiss maestro a spot in a Slam semifinal for the first time since 2004. "I want to focus on the next game."
Soderling and Berdych split their only two matches on clay a few seasons ago and defeated one another by identical, lopsided scores in their last two matches on hard courts in Malaysia and Miami. They've never faced one another in a Grand Slam, however, and all the signs point to Soderling's being ready to rise to the occasion.
Prediction: Soderling has spent an entire year positioning himself for this moment. He's going back to the finals with a four-set win.
No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. No. 22 Jurgen Melzer (AUT)
After coming back from two sets down (and down 2-0 in the third) to beat Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals, Jurgen Melzer turned to face his entourage in the baseline seats, put his hands on his hips, stood for a moment and just smiled. No raised arms, no fist pumps, no rolling on the ground -- just quiet satisfaction.
Melzer sports a Mickey Mouse soccer ball charm around his neck ("My girlfriend has the Minnie," he said afterward), but the way the journeyman saved the day against Djokovic was far more reminiscent of Mighty Mouse. His coach, Joakim Nystrom, said Melzer's tenacity stemmed from a game that has been reconstructed from the top down, adding fundamentals to fancy stuff.
"He's a lot more stable now," said Nystrom, the Swede who was a quarterfinalist here in 1985. "He had all the shots, but he didn't know how to play it safe. ... He had the extra; he can drop-shot or serve-and-volley, but he needed to feel the base was there."
Nystrom pushed Melzer to repeat cross-court shots from both sides over and over and over with identical technique. "He needed to feel the base was there," said the coach, who also worked with Melzer as a junior. "It's still a process, but it's much better. He had to feel, 'I can do this, even if I'm tight, even if I'm tired.'"
Melzer called the Djokovic win the match of his life. He'll have to play two of those in a row to make his tilt with Nadal anything but another footnote to a coronation. Nadal is 20-0 on clay this season and hasn't dropped a set in Paris, posing what Nystrom, with classic understatement, calls "an interesting test." Nystrom said he plans to seek advice from his friend and fellow Swede, Magnus Norman, who coaches Soderling, who beat Nadal here last year: "Soderling doesn't have the same game plan, but maybe he can give me a few tips."
Nadal was irritated with himself for starting slowly in his quarterfinal match against fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro and had no problem giving Melzer -- whom he's beaten soundly in two previous meetings -- respect.
"He's playing unbelievable," said Nadal, who turned 24 Thursday. "[Wednesday] is a big comeback against Djokovic playing high level. I saw him in the end of the match playing very aggressive, serving well. So will be very difficult opponent. If he's in semifinals, is because he's the best of his draw."
Prediction: Mighty Melzer will come back to earth. Nadal in straight sets.
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Chinese deal could herald new era for African cotton
By Wang Fangqing | 11 January 2012
China could help African cotton to become competitive
A recent Chinese-African cotton agreement could usher in a new era for the African cotton industry - but not in the short-term, say industry experts.
Under the agreement, signed in December with four key cotton-producing African countries - Benin, Mali, Chad and Burkina Faso (known as the C4) - China stated it would provide machinery, expertise and materials in a bid to increase and improve the quality of local production.
At the signing ceremony in Geneva, Chinese commerce minister Chen Deming suggested this was a step towards outsourcing production to Africa. "In [the] longer term, we may relocate some of the textile and apparel industry into Africa," he said.
Chen added this agreement represented China's support of the "aid-for-trade" exchange programme, promoted by the World Trade Organization (WTO) for its stagnant Doha Development Agenda trade negotiations and that "hopefully cotton farmers in C4 will benefit from this agreement in three years".
Yet experts remain unconvinced over the immediate benefits for C4; its effects on the Chinese cotton industry; and on its relevance to Doha.
"Chinese companies prefer buying cotton from the US because of its good quality and lower price, especially with the appreciation of the Chinese currency [the] yuan," said Wang Qianjin, analyst at Shanghai World Dimension Information, a consultant firm serving the domestic textile industry.
In November, according to China customs (the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China), China bought 32,000 tonnes of cotton from the US, up 376.7% from October.
From January to November 2011, China bought 2.57m tonnes of overseas cotton, up 8.3% year-on-year. The US and India were the top two suppliers.
By contrast, African cotton is more expensive than its Indian counterpart and carries no guarantee of quality; which is "definitely not what Chinese textile companies are looking for," Wang said.
That said, C4 does have some advantages to build on which is why a number of Chinese textile manufacturers have opened plants in Africa, but not many.
One of them is the Zhuji, Zhejiang province-based Yuemei Group, which owns cotton fields, garment plants and sales offices in African countries including Mali and Ghana.
In Nigeria, Yuemei has an industrial zone designed to attract Chinese textile companies. So far, it has three companies from Zhuji and two from Jiangsu province and Shandong province.
"They [the African nations] have cheap labour and huge potential to improve cotton production and quality with China's help, so in the long run I think African cotton could be competitive," added Wang.
Yet all of this ultimately depends on receiving the Chinese government's committed support, and there is no guarantee of that, said a source familiar with the agreement.
"So far, there is no official information on the process except the press release, so it's hard to say how C4 can benefit from the agreement," the source said.
And neither China nor the US, two nations with heavily subsidised domestic cotton industries, has announced any specific cuts in those cotton subsidies, a key to ending the Doha Round, (and ironically, the key policy goal of the C4 group of countries), he added.
"An aid-for-trade agreement is certainly not enough," the source said.
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Highest-Grossing Musicals
It's not cheap to produce a Broadway musical. One of the most talked about new musicals, "Spider Man, Turn off the Dark," cost $75 million to stage, according to the New York Times. While that is one of the most expensive shows ever staged, a price tag of $10 to $15 million is normal for feature musicals. Broadway producers report that many musicals struggle to break even on an annual basis.
The Lion King
In April of 2012, "The Lion King" surpassed "Phantom of the Opera" as the highest-grossing musical on Broadway. As Broadway's sixth longest-running musical, "The Lion King" has brought in more than $853 million. The musical is based on the popular Disney film of the same title. The film brought in more $945 million worldwide.
The Phantom of the Opera
With it's 25th anniversary season coming up in 2013, "The Phantom of the Opera" is the longest-running musical on Broadway. In it's first year, it won a record seven Tony awards and was performed nearly 10,000 times. It has grossed more than $850 million.
Wicked centers around the Wicked Witch of the West from "The Wizard of Oz" and is based on the novel called "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked." It opened on Broadway in 2003 and has grossed about $477 million.
Mamma Mia!
"Mamma Mia!" tells the story of a soon-to-be bride in search of her real father. It uses the music of the 70s Swedish group ABBA and is still running on Broadway. It has grossed more than $441 million.
Beauty And The Beast
Disney movies have been adapted into Broadway plays numerous times, but "Beauty and Beast" was the first. Based on the 1991 Disney film, this musical ran on Broadway from 1994 to 2007 and grossed roughly $429 million.
Just like movies, some Broadway musicals beat the odds and become iconic. Even those largely unfamiliar with Broadway know of these five top-grossing Broadway musicals of all time.
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Import edition of their 2001 studio album includes the bonus track, 'Japanese Freight Train'. 13 tracks in all including the first single, 'Speed Kills'.
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Don't worry that'l change ( more or less) in 2 years.
So glad y'all are running the strip from the beginning. I love seeing these old strips…..how they looked back then, what was happening, etc. Thanks! <3 it
Fun to see from the start.
I just recently bought the first book "Meet Luann" and except for the Sunday strips I have read all these. Still, I'll drop in and read the comments anyway.
Brad shapes up, finally, and becomes like a real big brother to Luann. She even looks after his girlfriends niece who is a trip.
You've got at least 680 strips to find out. Look at today's strips to see. They do become more friendly as they mature.
Yea i'm the same
And now our first "appearance" of Brad, the voice through the wall. Still can't get over the fact this is from twenty-eight years ago. 'Scuse me while I take my Doan's Pills.
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Xatu Status: Writing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Overview]
Generation V and the Dream World were kind to Xatu, giving it the amazing ability Magic Bounce, which acts as a perpetual Magic Coat. While Xatu may not seem like much compared to the only other Magic Bounce user, Espeon, Xatu holds several advantages in a vast support movepool and useful resistences due to it's secondary Flying-type. Xatu is a very capable Pokemon if you play it to it's strengths.
 [Set 1] name: Dual Screener move 1: Roost move 2: Reflect move 3: Light Screen move 4: U-turn / Psychic / Night Shade item: Light Clay ability: Magic Bounce Nature: Impish / Bold evs: 248 HP / 104 Def / 156 SpD [Set Comments]
Xatu is a prime choice for a Dual Screener, thanks to it's amazing ability, Magic Bounce, which prevents it from being Taunted. This, along with it's ability to bounce back entry hazards, make it a great asset to offensive and defensive teams alike. Xatu itself is very hard to take out thanks to it's balanced defenses, especially when aided by Reflect and Light Screen. Roost is a must for Xatu to keep itself alive.

The last moveslot is variable. U-turn allows it to gain instant momentum by switching in one of it's allies for free, as Xatu will frequently be slower than it's opponents. Psychic does good damage to the plethora of Fighting-types in OU, making it a solid choice. Night Shade is available if you'd rather hit for a good, consistent 100 HP damage.
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The spread is to give it the most balanced overall defenses, including making sure it can't be 2HKOed (before screens) by standard defensive Pokemon, such as Ferrothorn, Jellicent, Vaporeon, Skarmory, Forretress, and Blissey. With Screens up, nothing without a strong, super effective STAB move will be able to take it out.

Toxic could be used in the last slot, but becoming set-up bait for Steel-types is generally a bad idea. Xatu has problems with Dark-types, such as Tyranitar, so pairing it up with a strong Fighting-type Pokemon, such as Machamp, Terrakion, or Conkeldurr, is a good idea. Strong Electric-types like Thundurus and Jolteon give Xatu hell, so a Ground-type such as Garchomp or Swampert makes a good partner. Swampert in particular is a great partner, being next to impossible to kill with Xatu's screens up, as well as being a good choice to deal with Electric-types and Tyranitar. Xatu also resists Swampert's only weakness. Toxic Spikes support is worth a mention, as Xatu will have an easier time beating Jellicent and Vaporeon.
 [Set 2] name: Physically Defensive move 1: Featherdance move 2: Roost move 3: Psychic move 4: Night Shade / Hidden Power [Fire] item: Leftovers ability: Magic Bounce nature: Bold evs: 248 HP / 180 Def / 80 Spe


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